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Where did I say that I supported anything other than a direct majority? I am not really interested in who proposed (although I suppose you have a link to who did), the fact that it is being proposed at all, should be ringing alarm bells for everyone.
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http://loveandgarbage.livejournal.com/325531.html
Again it hasn't changed the goal posts for a vote of no confidence, which continues to run on a simple majority, these are entirely new goal posts.
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Originally Posted by Flyboy
I think they will probably be protesting on Cameron's "Enablement Act."
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But Professor Robert Hazell, director of the Constitution Unit think tank, told the BBC he understood the 55% threshold was intended to prevent the government from calling an early election without the consent of both coalition partners - effectively protecting the Lib Dems.
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The BBC really need to correct themselves,
this story is simply wrong.